P is for Pizza

A couple of months ago, we went to a Children's Museum in Palm Springs. The kids had a blast and have been asking to go back almost everyday. One of their favorite parts of the museum was a pretend Pizza Store. It was adorable and they played in it for hours.

Since it isn't practical for us to go to the museum often, I thought it would be fun to recreate this experience at home. I made the following items out of paper plates and construction paper. 

Toppings: Shredded Cheese, Pineapples, Peppers, Olives, and Pepperonis. 

For the crust we used the circle part of paper plates

For the sauce we used circles of red paper

Of course you always have to wear aprons when you cook so we put those on and created pizzas. We "baked" them in the oven, used a timer, and even used money to pay for them. They had such a blast! Several times, they said "You are the best mommy in the whole world!" The total price of this project was less than a dollar. 

I am going to remake the crust, sauce, and toppings using felt because a certain LO decided eating the paper was fun. For the next time, I am going to pick up some paper chef hats at the local cooking store and let the kids decorate them. 

Not only was this fun for the kids but reinforce several concepts that we have been learning like colors, shapes, and letters. (This week we are working on the letter P so we talked about pizza, pineapple, peppers, and pepperoni)

What are some of your favorite activities to do at home with your kids?